The 2026 USA Hockey Sled Classic, presented by the NHL, is set to begin Thursday (Nov. 5) at City National Arena and America First Center in Las Vegas.

The NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights are hosting the annual event, which runs through Nov. 8.

Featuring NHL-affiliated adult sled hockey clubs, a total of 28 teams made up of 350 players from around the country will be competing across six tiers of play. Each tier features a round-robin tournament followed by semifinals on Nov. 7 and championship games on Nov. 8.

Four members of the 2026 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team that won gold in Milan will compete at the event: Travis Dodson (Deming, N.M.), David Eustace (Stoneham, Mass.), Kevin McKee (Davenport, Iowa) and Evan Nichols (Haymarket, Va.).

Nine members of the 2025 U.S. Women’s National Sled Hockey Team that won gold at the inaugural Women’s World Para Ice Hockey Championship in Dolny Kubin, Slovakia, will also take part: Jamie Benassi (Newtown, Ohio), Lera Doederlein (San Diego, Calif.), Catherine Faherty (Norwell, Mass.), Madeleine Gallagher (Palm Bay, Fla.), Kaden Herchenroether (Allison Park, Pa.), Katie Ladlie (Troy, Mo.), Erica McKee (Chicago, Ill.), Monica Quimby (Bradenton, Fla.) and Rachel Steffen (Cincinnati, Ohio).

Every game is open to the public and free to attend.

For more information, including the event schedule, click HERE.

— USA Hockey Staff

(November 2, 2026)